Authorities are investigating an accident that involved multiple vehicles on Interstate 270 near the Chain of Rocks Bridge on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Traffic was back up significantly after the accident and a tractor-trailer was reported to have caught fire and multiple individuals were injured. There was several vehicles involved in the accident. Law enforcement reported that area of 270 was closed for multiple hours and the lanes didn't open until early Wednesday. More to come. Video Courtesy of Aubrey Claxton Willis Drone footage provided by Brayden Cook Photo courtesy of Adam Hutton
If you had that Congress was going to take bad “protect the children” bills and make them worse on your bingo card, congratulations, you’ve won this week’s easiest prediction. This seems like a not great situation. As mentioned, the House Energy & Commerce Committee is holding a markup today for a bunch of bills. Yesterday, […]
SAWYERVILLE, Ill. – The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death after a body was discovered inside a home on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, 2024. Authorities responded to a 911 call requesting deputy assistance for an unspecified incident at a residence located at Mine Road and Clark Street. Upon arrival, deputies found a body inside the home. The sheriff’s office has yet to release information about the victim or the circumstances surrounding the incident, pending further investigation. “There’s no danger. We have the scene secured and there’s no danger to any of the public at this point,” Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl said. The sheriff’s office is actively conducting interviews and canvassing the neighborhood for additional information. Sheriff Kahl urged anyone with information to come forward by calling 217-854-3135, extension 1.
Saint Louis University's education school has received a multimillion-dollar gift that officials say is that school's largest ever received from a donor.
WASHINGTON — As private student loan companies take heat over accusations of predatory behavior and deception, members of a U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs panel and student advocates voiced concerns over the industry at a hearing Tuesday. The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection hearing came as the broader student […]
A major crash and fire on westbound Interstate 270 near the Chain of Rocks Bridge led to a significant traffic backup, with two tractor trailers catching fire and three passenger vehicles involved, resulting in lane closures and injuries.
WASHINGTON — Public health advocates and farmworkers called for a federal ban on a toxic herbicide they say led to their Parkinson’s disease during a Tuesday briefing for congressional staffers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will determine next year if the herbicide, paraquat dichloride, should have its license renewed for another 15 years. The herbicide […]
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the group of abortion-rights activists that initiated the ballot measure, dismissed Hawley’s argument as a distraction.
A 35-year-old man was arrested after using construction equipment to destroy the Angel of Harmony statue outside the Cathedral Basilica on Tuesday evening.
Three Missouri and two Kansas members of Congress serving constituents in the greater Kansas City area forwarded a joint letter Tuesday to the U.S. Postal Service demanding action to rectify problems with missing or delayed mail and protracted periods in which no mail was delivered at all. Republicans Reps. Sam Graves and Mark Alford, both […]
Rep. Richard Brown, Assistant Missouri House Minority Floor Leader, returns to the show. The Kansas City democrat joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about his candidacy for Lt. Governor.
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